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Brian Straight

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Covers:  Transportation, trucking, freight, trucking technology
Brian Straight covers logistics, procurement, tech and management issues in the supply chain as Editor in Chief of Supply Chain Management Review. Follow @SCMR
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Move For Hunger on the hunt for trucking partners - Truckload Indexes

Move For Hunger on the hunt for trucking partners - Truckload Indexes

Since its humble beginnings, Move for Hunger now has over 1,000 partners, from moving companies to realtors t…

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'Missing a few pallets' and other fun tales from a life in trucking - FreightWaves

'Missing a few pallets' and other fun tales from a life in trucking - FreightWaves

Ralph was very clear to his manager: He would not drive his truck after Memorial Day because of "the terroris…

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FourKites extends into yard visibility with acquisition - FreightWaves

FourKites extends into yard visibility with acquisition - FreightWaves

FourKites is creating Dynamic Yard, a supply chain visibility product that incorporates predictive estimated …

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What autonomous truck startups can learn from Starsky's failure - FreightWaves

What autonomous truck startups can learn from Starsky's failure - FreightWaves

Likely lost in the coronavirus news onslaught last week was the demise of Starsky Robotics. A startup failing…

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Layoffs start rippling across freight industries - FreightWaves

Layoffs start rippling across freight industries - FreightWaves

As the impact of COVID-19 quickly spreads through the economy, layoffs are becoming a common theme for worker…

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Apple closing stores, will others follow? - FreightWaves

Apple closing stores, will others follow? - FreightWaves

Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL) announced today that it is closing all its retail stores outside China in response to t…

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Crisis or hype? Industry insiders have differing views on coronavirus - FreightWaves

Crisis or hype? Industry insiders have differing views on coronavirus - FreightWaves

Rick Brumett, Transportation Insight vice president of client solutions, said the 2003 global outbreak of sev…

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Shippers to drivers: What's your health and travel history? - FreightWaves

Shippers to drivers: What's your health and travel history? - FreightWaves

As the coronavirus spreads, shippers are implementing new procedures for truck drivers making deliveries and …

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Morgan Olson hopes to take Class 2 by Storm - FreightWaves

Morgan Olson hopes to take Class 2 by Storm - FreightWaves

Morgan Olson is hoping to give last-mile delivery providers and independent contractors a better choice when …

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Ford officials charged about electric Transit van - FreightWaves

Ford officials charged about electric Transit van - FreightWaves

Ford Motor Co. ( NYSE: F) has stated its desire to invest deeply in electrification, and it is not leaving ou…

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What will spur electric vehicle adoption? DTNA's Sean Waters has an idea - FreightWaves

What will spur electric vehicle adoption? DTNA's Sean Waters has an idea - FreightWaves

Stating that people buy trucks to make money, Daimler Trucks North America's (DTNA) Sean Waters, vice preside…

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TMC20: Fleet Advantage brings predictive modeling to vehicle lifecycle management - FreightWaves

TMC20: Fleet Advantage brings predictive modeling to vehicle lifecycle management - FreightWaves

Fleet Advantage has long been about equipment lifecycle management, and to that end, the company has added a …

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TMC20: Wabash, C&S Wholesale Grocers to put zero-emissions refrigerated trailer on California hig...

TMC20: Wabash, C&S Wholesale Grocers to put zero-emissions refrigerated trailer on California hig...

Wabash National is pushing the boundaries of thermal capabilities with what it is calling a zero-emissions re…

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